Name: Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no report last week because of inclement winter weather. However strong demand noted for feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.16/cwt on 606 head.

Average price

$233.16

606 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$17.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	696	234.07	1,630	575
Medium and Large 2-3	648	216.31	1,401	31

One grade step is worth $17.76/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale606 hd

233.16

—

KY average15 barns · 1,913 hd

232.02

+1.14

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,586	124.34	1,972	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	115.53	1,811	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	108.58	1,387	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	86.18	795	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	134.00	1,849	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 lots · USDA AMS · Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	209.15/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,841	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,104	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,210	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,392	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	909	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,604	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	209.23/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,289	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	233.80/cwt	220.00–238.50	1,571	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	205.29/cwt	195.50–210.50	1,690	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	221.52/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,252	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	277.58/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	217.82/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,590	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	295.93/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	197.57/cwt	197.50–198.00	1,857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	252.45/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,335	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	209.64/cwt	201.50–210.00	1,572	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	240.11/cwt	230.00–247.75	1,486	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	215.57/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,686	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	244.28/cwt	231.00–249.50	1,417	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	242.05/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	284.70/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,224	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	729	197.95/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	276.79/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,320	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	221.09/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,132	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	212.73/cwt	212.00–213.50	1,751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	223.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	222.50/cwt	219.00–225.50	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	253.52/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,534	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	253.21/cwt	250.00–258.50	1,428	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	211.42/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,442	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	217.25/cwt	217.25–217.25	1,847	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	939	209.25/cwt	209.25–209.25	1,965	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	266.74/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,384	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	228.50/cwt	225.50–229.50	1,604	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	230.63/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,345	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	113.90/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,767	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	87.44/cwt	83.00–91.00	791	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,968	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	122.10/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,913	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	98.57/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,175	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	109.37/cwt	105.50–113.00	1,415	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	116.56/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,540	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	78.93/cwt	77.50–80.00	724	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,598	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	132.75/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,314	2
Bulls	—	—	1,529	124.60/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,905	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	255.17/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,345	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	220.89/cwt	220.00–222.00	963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	221.81/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,036	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	170.19/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	197.01/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	267.51/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,148	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	200.11/cwt	193.50–207.50	1,345	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	213.80/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,142	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	209.76/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,215	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	201.99/cwt	200.00–209.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	184.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	199.70/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,242	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	204.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	214.03/cwt	200.00–218.50	907	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	196.75/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,430	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	194.79/cwt	184.00–199.50	1,492	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	211.18/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,421	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	216.89/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,032	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	205.64/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,468	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	190.76/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	196.75/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	297.28/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,231	10

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

Mon Jan 22, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,328Last week 1,811Year ago 1,052

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 50Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 0

No trends available due to no report last week because of inclement winter weather. However strong demand noted for feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	880	202.00–210.00	209.15
47	—	672	220.00–238.50	233.80
28	—	823	195.50–210.50	205.29
3	—	378	276.00–280.00	277.58
39	—	730	210.00–224.00	217.82
7	—	940	197.50–198.00	197.57
23	—	529	245.00–262.00	252.45
55	—	619	230.00–247.75	240.11
49	—	782	203.00–219.00	215.57
49	—	580	231.00–249.50	244.28
14	—	430	271.00–289.00	284.70
21	—	477	269.00–285.00	276.79
1	—	980	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	238.00	238.00
2	—	473	240.00–244.00	242.05
2	—	778	197.00	197.00
4	—	729	196.00–200.00	197.95
2	—	580	220.00–227.00	223.50
2	—	817	191.00	191.00
4	—	635	219.00–225.50	222.50
3	—	440	251.00	251.00
11	—	682	200.00–215.00	211.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	294.00–301.00	295.93
9	—	338	299.00	299.00
10	—	414	293.00–300.00	297.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	823	212.00–213.50	212.73
17	—	605	248.00–258.00	253.52
13	—	564	250.00–258.50	253.21
63	—	850	217.25	217.25
7	—	652	241.00	241.00
57	—	939	209.25	209.25
21	—	519	264.00–272.00	266.74
4	—	791	220.00	220.00
8	—	702	225.50–229.50	228.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,210	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
3	—	418	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	909	176.50	176.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	208.00–211.00	209.23
2	—	807	191.50	191.50
23	—	565	221.00–222.00	221.52
72	—	750	201.50–210.00	209.64
16	—	512	220.00–222.50	221.09
27	—	673	210.00–212.50	211.18
25	—	714	202.00–210.00	205.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	118.00	118.00
2	—	715	180.00–181.00	180.50
1	—	795	175.00	175.00
5	—	627	180.00–190.00	184.81
3	—	361	190.00	190.00
1	—	495	200.00	200.00
1	—	345	197.00	197.00
4	—	683	190.00–191.00	190.76
1	—	920	109.00	109.00
4	—	589	196.00–198.00	196.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	220.00–222.00	220.89
10	—	467	221.00–223.00	221.81
2	—	392	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	672	193.50–207.50	200.11
1	—	200	209.00	209.00
59	—	534	205.00–219.00	213.80
31	—	579	200.00–213.00	209.76
7	—	308	200.00–209.00	201.99
25	—	622	194.00–206.00	199.70
10	—	377	200.00–210.00	204.43
6	—	850	185.00	185.00
2	—	840	175.00	175.00
21	—	424	200.00–218.50	214.03
26	—	727	188.00–200.00	196.75
19	—	766	184.00–199.50	194.79
26	—	476	207.00–220.00	216.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	162.00	162.00
1	—	840	154.00	154.00
4	—	600	231.00	231.00
3	—	583	224.00–234.00	230.63
3	—	668	204.50	204.50
1	—	260	250.00	250.00
7	—	527	250.00–259.00	255.17
5	—	471	283.00	283.00
3	—	868	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	229.00	229.00
5	—	781	163.00–174.00	170.19
3	—	701	191.00–200.00	197.01
10	—	429	261.00–276.00	267.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	107.00	107.00
1	—	450	233.00	233.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,551	110.00–116.50	113.90
1	—	1,865	105.50	105.50
6	—	1,567	119.00–125.00	122.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	83.00–91.00	87.44
6	—	917	77.50–80.00	78.93
2	—	965	105.00–107.00	106.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,192	94.00–101.00	98.57
28	—	1,294	105.50–113.00	109.37
11	—	1,321	114.00–121.50	116.56
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	134.00	134.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	106.50	106.50
2	—	1,743	129.00–136.00	132.75
4	—	1,529	120.00–128.00	124.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	953	107.00	107.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Springfield Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Washington Co. Cattle Sale - Springfield, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle